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FORM 1.997 CIVIL COVER SHEET
The civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and services of pleadings or
other papers as required by law. This form shall be filed by the plaintiff or petitioner for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of reporting judicial workload data pursuant to Florida Statutes section 25.075.
I. CASE STYLE
IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY FLORIDA
CASE #:
DIVISION:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
PLAINTIFF,
VS
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
Defendant.
II.
Condominium
Contracts and indebtedness
Eminent domain
Auto negligence
Negligence—other $0 - $50,000
o Business governance
o Business torts $50,001 - $249,999
o Environmental/Toxic tort
o Third party indemnification $250,000
or more
o Construction defect o Mass tort
o Negligent security
o Nursing home negligence
o Premises liability—commercial
o Premises liability—residential
Products Liability
Real Productivity/Mortgage foreclosure
o Commercial foreclosure $0-$50,000
o Commercial foreclosure $50, 001 -
$249,999
o Commercial foreclosure $250, 000 or
more
TYPE OF CASE (If the case fits more than one type of case, select the most definitive category.) If the most descriptive label is a
subcategory (is indented under a broader category), place an x in both the main category and subcategory boxes.
Homestead residential foreclosure $0 - $50,0
Homestead residential foreclosure $50,001 -
$249,999
Homestead residential foreclosure $250,000 or
more
Nonhomestead residential foreclosure $0 -
$50,000
Nonhomestead residential foreclosure $50,001 -
$249,000
Other real property actions $0 - $50,000
Other real property actions $50,001 - $249,999
Other real property actions $250,000 or more
Professional malpractice
o Malpractice—business
o Malpractice—medical
o Malpractice—other professional Other
Antitrust/Trade regulation
Business transactions
Constitutional challenge—statute or ordinance
Landlord / Tenant Eviction
III. REMEDIES SOUGHT (check all that apply)
Monetary
Nonmonetary declaratory or injunctive relief;
Punitive
IV. NUMBER OF CAUSES OF ACTION: [ 2 ]
(specify)__Possession and Damages
__________________________________________________________________________________
V. IS THIS CASE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?
Yes
No
VI. HAS NOTICE OF ANY KNOWN RELATED CASE BEEN FILED? No
Yes If “yes”, list all related cases by name, case number, and court.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
VII. IS JURY TRIAL DEMANDED IN COMPLAINT?
Yes
No
I CERTIFY that the information I have provided in this cover sheet is accurate to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
______________________ DATE:___________
________________________________, OWNER,
Constitutional challenge – proposed
amendment
Corporate trusts
Discrimination – employment or other
Insurance claims
Intellectual property
Libel/Slander
Shareholder derivative
action
Securities litigation
Trade secrets
Trust litigation
IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
PLAINTIFF
VS CASE NO:
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
DEFENDANT
EVICTION SUMMONS/RESIDENTIAL
TO: _________________________
DEFENDANT(S)
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY __________________________________ TO REQUIRE YOU TO MOVE
OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE LIVING FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN THE ATTACHED
COMPLAINT:
You are entitled to a trial to determine whether you can be required to move, but a Judge may order you to
move without a trial unless you have done ALL of the things listed below. You must do them within 5 days
(not including Saturday, Sunday or any legal holiday) after the date these papers were given to you or to a person
who lives with you or were posted at your home.
THE THINGS YOU MUST DO ARE AS FOLLOWS
(1) Pay to the clerk of the court the amount of rent that the attached complaint claims to be due and
any rent that becomes due until the lawsuit is over. In addition, you must pay the Clerk’s registry
fee of 3% of the first $500.00 deposit and 1.5% of each subsequent $100.00. The Clerk will only
accept cash, certified check or a money order or an attorney’s trust account check, made payable to the
Clerk of Courts.
(2) If you believe that the amount claimed in the complaint is incorrect, you should file with the clerk of
the court a motion to have the court determine the amount to be paid. If you file a motion, you must
attach to the motion any documents supporting your position and mail or give a copy of the
motion to the plaintiff/plaintiff’s attorney.
(3) Write down the reason(s) why you think you should not be forced to move. (You still must deposit the
rent in the court registry.) The written reason(s) must be given to the Clerk of Court at:
BROWARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE
_____________________________
_____________________________
Within the time limit, and you must also mail or give a copy of your written reason(s) to the
Plaintiff’s attorney, or if the Plaintiff has no attorney, to the Plaintiff(s) at:
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________ (Landlord’s Information)
IF YOU DO NOT DO ALL THE THINGS SPECIFIED ABOVE WITHIN 5 WORKING
DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THESE PAPERS WERE GIVEN TO YOU OR TO A
PERSON WHO LIVES WITH YOU OR WERE POSTED AT YOUR HOME, YOU MAY
BE EVICTED WITHOUT A HEARING OR FURTHER NOTICE.
(4) If the attached complaint also contains a claim for money damages (such as unpaid rent), you must
respond to that claim separately. You must write down the reasons why you believe that you do not
owe the money claimed. The written reasons must be given to the clerk of the court at the address
specified in paragraph (1) above, and you must mail or give a copy of your written reasons to the
plaintiff/plaintiff’s attorney at the address specified in paragraph (2) above. This must be done within
20 days after the date these papers were given to you or to a person who lives with you. This
obligation is separate from the requirement of answering the claim for eviction within 5 days after
these papers were given to you or to a person who lives with you or were posted at your home.
(5) If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the
ADA Coordinator, Room 470, 201 SE 6 Street, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33301, (954)831-7721 at least 7
days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the
time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing of voice impaired, call 711.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
TO EACH SHERIFF OF THE STATE: YOU ARE COMMANDED TO SERVE THIS SUMMONS AND A
COPY OF THE COMPLAINT IN THIS LAWSUIT ON THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT.
DATE______________, 20______.
CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT
BY_________________________
AS DEPUTY CLERK
IN THE COUNTY COURT, IN AND FOR
_____________________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA
[insert County in which rental property is
located]
___________________________________
[insert name of Landlord] CASE NO. _________________________
[insert case number
assigned
Plaintiff, by Clerk of the Court]
vs.
_____________________________________ COMPLAINT FOR EVICTION
[insert name of Tenant]
Defendant.
/
Plaintiff, _____________________ [insert name of Landlord], sues
Defendant, _________________________ [insert name of Tenant] and alleges:
1. This is an action to evict a Tenant from real property in
_________________ [insert county in
which the property is located] County, Florida.
2. Plaintiff owns the following described real property
in the County:
________________________________________________________________________
[insert legal or street description of the property including, if applicable,
unit number].
3. Defendant has possession of the property under a (oral/written)
agreement to pay rent of $ ______________ [insert rental amount] payable
_______________________________ [insert terms of rental payments, i.e., weekly,
monthly, etc.]. A copy of the written agreement, if any, is attached as Exhibit
"A."
4. Defendant failed to pay the rent due _______________, 20___ [insert
date of payment Tenant has failed to make].
5. Plaintiff served Defendant with a notice on _______________, 20___
[insert date of notice], to pay the rent or deliver possession but Defendant
refuses to do either. A copy of the notice is attached as Exhibit
"B."
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands judgment for possession of the property
against Defendant.
___________________________________
Signature
___________________________________
Name of Landlord/Property Manager
(circle one)
___________________________________
Address
____________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
___________________________________
Phone
Number
Approved for use under rule 10-2.1(a) of This form was completed the
Rules Regulating The Florida Bar with the assistance of: Name: The Florida Bar 2010 Address:
Telephone Number: